Welcome from the Vice President for Research

CWRU researchers are among the most distinguished in the world. We have 16 Nobel Laureates among current and former faculty and alumni, 4 members of the National Academies of Sciences, 7 members of the National Academy of Engineering, and 8 members of the Institute of Medicine. We also partner with artistic and cultural institutions on a broad range of projects that make important scholarly contributions in the humanities and social sciences.

Extraordinary research requires an outstanding infrastructure. Our Office of Research & Technology Management provides support to seek out grant funding, to facilitate industrial sponsorship, and to transfer university technologies to the marketplace. This is a place for people driven to make a difference, and our office exists to help them succeed.

SpartaCOI is now available for 2014 Annual Outside Financial Interests Certification

It is time for all full-time faculty and non-faculty investigators to complete the annual CWRU Outside Financial
Interests Certification Form.
CWRU Conflict of Interests Policy requires disclosure at least annually and the deadline
for completion of the 2014 form is April 1, 2015.

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Research Newsletter

February 24, 2015

Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN)

The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) is pleased to announce that they are now accepting applications for the John Quale Travel Fellowship Program, a special opportunity for early career physicians and scientists interested in bladder cancer research to attend the Tenth Annual BCAN Bladder Cancer Think Tank, which will be held August 6-8, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Collections in Support of Biological Research (CSBR) Program provides funds: 1) for improvements to secure, improve, and organize collections that are significant to the NSF BIO-funded research community; 2) to secure collections-related data for sustained, accurate, and efficient accessibility of the collection to the biological research community; and 3) to transfer collection ownership responsibilities.

The CSBR program provides for enhancements that secure and improve existing collections, result in accessible digitized specimen-related data, and develop better methods for specimen curation and collection management. Requests should demonstrate a clear and urgent need to secure the collection, and the proposed activities should address that need. Biological collections supported include established living stock/culture collections, vouchered non-living natural history collections, and jointly-curated ancillary collections such as preserved tissues and DNA libraries.

PCORI is seeking applications to study the comparative effectiveness of alternate features of healthcare systems (e.g., innovative technologies, incentive structures, service designs) intended to optimize the quality, outcomes, and/or efficiency of care for the patients they serve and that have the most potential for sustained impact and replication within and across healthcare systems. Healthcare systems encompass multiple levels (e.g., national, state and local health environments, organization and/or practice settings, family and social supports, and the individual patient) and include entities organized to deliver, arrange, purchase, and/or coordinate healthcare services. PCORI seeks to fund studies that will provide information of value to patients, their caregivers, clinicians, and healthcare leaders regarding which features of delivery systems lead to better patient-centered outcomes so they may ultimately impact healthcare delivery.

Research @ CWRU: Research Adminstration and Human Resources Boot Camps

The Office of Research Administration and the Department of Human Resources are please to offer the following sessions, designed to help faculty navigate administrative processes related to research...

This 90-minute orientation is designed to help navigate the university's research grant and regulatory compliance processes and policies. Research Administration staff members will share the university’s internal procedures and attendees will receive a binder of helpful information to take away from the presentation. There will be plenty of time for questions.

New faculty are specifically invited, but all faculty are welcome to attend.

Department of Health and Human Services – Administration for Children & Families

Street Outreach Program

The purpose of the Street Outreach Program (SOP) is to fund the provision of street-based services to runaway, homeless, and street youth who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected to, sexual abuse, prostitution, or sexual exploitation. In communities across the country, young people are living on the streets after running from or being asked to leave homes characterized by abuse, neglect, or parental drug and alcohol abuse. Once on the streets, such youth are at risk of being sexually exploited or abused by adults for pleasure or profit. In addition, youth may engage in shoplifting, survival sex, or drug dealing in order to provide for their basic needs. These services, which are provided in areas where street youth congregate, are designed to assist such youth in making healthy choices regarding where they live and how they behave.

Sponsor Deadline for Intent to Apply Form: April 10, 2015

To view the official announcement and description of this opportunity visit the Grants.Gov website.

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